 Viet Nam, Human Rights and Trade
Implications of Viet Nam’s Accession to the WTO
David Kinley and Hai Nguyen
Kilby and Nghuyen look into the question whether trade liberalization has had an effect on the enjoyment of human rights in Viet Nam. It comes in a time of global increases in food prices. Protests by the poor in dozens of countries
have led governments to try to counterbalance market mechanisms. If food prices remain high, most of the achievements that were made in combating poverty worldwide will be turned obsolete. Nguyen and Kilby acknowledge the positive effects trade liberalization on the Vietnamese economy,
but argue that the gains have not been equally shared by the whole population of Viet Nam. They claim that poverty remains a crucial problem, especially for rural and vulnerable population groups.
Occasional paper 39, FES Geneva, April 2008
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 G8 and “The Other Five”: Creating a Constructive Relationship – The Role of Mexico
Jorge Eduardo Navarrete
The G8 Summit in Heiligendamm established a high level dialogue procress between the G8 and the "G5" (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa). Jorge Navarrete analyses the economic and political shifts in weight that led up to the Heiligendamm 'outreach'. He presents the Mexican outlook on this high level dialogue, and explores Mexico's role towards the G8 and amongst the 'other five'.
Briefing Paper 5-2008, FES Mexico, April 2008
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Towards a Less Imperfect State of the World: The Gulf Between North and South
Ramesh Thakur
Ramesh Thakur gives a tour d'horizon of the challenges in seven key areas of international policy from a Southern perspective. He identifies differences in perceptions and interests towards war, nuclear weapons, the use of force, "humanitarian interventions", human rights, terrorism and climate change. Thakur offers policy options and stresses the importance of the rule of law to overcome North-South divides.
Briefing Paper 4-2008, FES Berlin, April 2008
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The Politics of Responsibility to Protect
Marc Saxer
The intricate process that led up to the appointment of a UN Special Adviser on R2P sheds a light on the political landscape surrounding the concept. Marc Saxer analyses the political environment and the strategies of the main actors in the struggle over this emerging norm. He points out some shortcomings of the concept and offers policy options to move the agenda. Saxer argues that it will be crucial to find a broad international consensus how to tackle mass atrocities in internal conflicts in order to overcome ideological debates that repeatedly block political decision making in cases where timely action is needed.
Dialogue on Globalization Briefing Paper 2-2008, FES Berlin, April 2008
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 The Heiligendamm dialogue process : joining forces to meet the challenges of the world economy
Ulrich Benterbusch and Juliane Seifert
Fact Sheet No. 3, FES Berlin, April 2008
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The Future Role of the IMF: Asian Perspectives
Titik Anas & Deni Friawan
Briefing Paper, FES Singapore, February 2008
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Current Problems with the IMF and Challenges Ahead – A Latin American Perspective
Roberto Frenkel
Briefing Paper, FES Berlin, December 2007
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An Agenda for Reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Jack Boorman
Occasional Paper 38, FES New York, January 2008
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 Combating Climate Change: From Kyoto to Bali
Oliver Westerwinter
Fact Sheet, FES New York, November 2007
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Fighting drugs and building peace:
towards policy coherence between counter-narcotics and peace building
Barnett R. Rubin/ Alexandra Guáqueta
A frequently overlooked feature of the fight against drugs is the linkages between the production of illegal narcotics and the political dynamics in post-conflict countries. Afghanistan and Colombia are cases in point.Post-conflict situations not only attract the cultivation of crops used for the production of illegal drugs. Events in Guinea-Buissau and Haiti illustrate that the same sad logic applies to the international drug mafia’s selection of trading “hot spots”.It is against this background that a debate has ensued on the policy coherence
between the international community’s fight against drugs and its parallel efforts to sustain peace in post-conflict countries.
Occasional Paper 37, FES New York, November 2007
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Moving Beyond the Privatization Debate
Different Approaches to Financing Water and Electricity in Developing Countries
Daniel Platz and Frank Schroeder
Whether or not to privatize essential services in developing countries has been subject to
a long and heated controversy. Platz and Schröder provide a new perspective and try to overcome the ideological tug of war. Rather than asking “who should provide the services”, the authors adopt a financing point of view and look at how access to basic utilities for all can be funded in a sustainable manner.
Occasional Paper 34 | 2007, FES New York, September 2007
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The U.N. Counter-Terrorism Committee: An Institutional Analysis
C.S.R. Murty
In his paper, C.S.R. Murty briefly outlines the genealogy of the United Nation's counter terrorism strategies. He analyses the institutional design of the U.N. Counter-Terrorism Committee and describes its policies and activities until today. Finally, he proposes a set of policy recommendations to strengthen the committee beyond its currernt mandate that will end in December 2007.
Briefing Paper 15-2007, FES New York, September 2007
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Global Energy Security
India’s Energy Security
Leena Srivastava and Riru Mathur
Briefing Paper 14-2007, FES New Delhi, September 2007
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Global Energy Security
China’s Energy Diplomacy and its Implications
for Global Energy Security
XU Qinhua
XU describes the developments and key challenges in the Chinese energy sector, and presents the main lines of China's energy diplomacy. She analyses the current global energy regime and China's strategies to position itself in it. Finally, she explore the potential benefit of energy diplomacy for sustainable energy development and for the expansion of renewable energies.
Briefing Paper 13-2007, FES Beijing, August 2007
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Global Energy Security
Energy Policy in Brazil in the Context of Global Energy Security and Environmental Constraints:
The Case of Electric Power
Luiz Pinguelli Rosa
Briefing Paper 12-2007, FES Sao Paulo, August 2007
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Global Energy Security
South African Energy Policy & G8 Petersburg Declaration on Global Energy Security
Hilton Trollip
Briefing Paper 11-2007, FES Johannesburg, August 2007
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Global Energy Security
Energy Security in Mexico:
An Evaluation in the Light of St. Petersburg
Rosío Vargas
Briefing paper 10-2007, FES Mexico, July 2007
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New Powers for global change?
Brazil as a Regional Player and an Emerging Global Power :
Foreign Policy Strategies and the Impact on the
New International Order
Paulo Roberto de Almeida
Paulo Almeida shows the main lines of Brazilian foreign policy in the current presidency of Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. He discusses the factors that may determine Brazil's potential as an player on the regional and global levels. Almeida argues that Brazil is a relevant player on both levels, exercising leadership on some topics on the multilateral agenda, and lately has been seen as an important player in the future evolution of the world economy, as one of the so-called BRICs.
Briefing paper 9-2007, FES Sao Paulo, July 2007
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New Powers for global change?
Indonesia, East Asia and Global Governance
Jusuf Wanandi
Jusuf Wanandi analyses Indonesias role and perspective in the international order. He discusses prospects and limitations of East Asian regionalism and global governance in the wake of a global power shift from an Indonesian perspective. He argues that East Asia should and would like to participate in supporting the global order, its rules, obligations and institutions, but needs to do more.
Briefing paper 8-2007, FES Sao Paulo, July 2007
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"ChIndia" and ASEAN : About National Interests, Regional Legitimacy, and Global Challenges
Hans J. Giessmann
Briefing Paper 07- 2007, FES Berlin, May 2007
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Some approaches to boosting China's pivotal role in tackling global challenges
Pang Zhongying
Pang Zhongying aims to assess China's engagements, their progress, as well as problems and prospects in global governance. He explores the potential Chinese contribution to tackling global problems by furthering domestic reform, and by strengthening its engagement in governance mechanisms.on the global and regional level. Special attention is given to China's role in global development and in global peacekeeping and peacebuilding. As for the latter, Pang argues for an adjustment in China's traditional strong stance on sovereignty and non-interevention.
Briefing paper 6-2007, FES Beijing, May 2007
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Between Paternalism and Hybrid Partnership:
The Emerging UN and Africa Relationship in Peace Operations
Tim Murithi
Briefing Paper 2-2007, FES New York, May 2007
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Growth with responsibility in a globalized world : findings of the Shadow G-8
Joseph E. Stiglitz ; Stephany Griffith-Jones
Occasional paper 31 - FES New York, May 2007
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New Powers for global change?
India's Role in the Emerging World Order
Ummu Salma Bava
Briefing Paper 4-07, FES New Delhi, March 2007
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New Powers for global change?
South Africa at the UN
Stephanie Kage
Fact Sheet N°16 , FES New York, February 2007
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Multistakeholder Partnerships – Future Models of Multilateralism?
Jens Martens
FES Occasional Paper N°29, FES Berlin, January 2007
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A Priority Agenda for the Next UN Secretary-General
Thomas G. Weiss and Peter J. Hoffman
FES Occasional Paper N°28, FES New York, January 2007
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India at the UN
New Powers For global change?
Stephanie Kage
FES Fact Sheet, FES New York, September 2006
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New Powers for global change?
Challenges for International Development Cooperation: The Case of China
Katharina Hofmann
FES Briefing Paper 15, FES Berlin, November 2006
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New Powers for global change?
Brazil at the UN
Stephanie Kage
FES Fact Sheet N°13, FES NYC, October 2006
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United Nations High-Level Dialogue on
International Migration and Development
Isabel Steinweg
FES Fact Sheet N°12, FES NYC, October 2006
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New Powers For global change?
China’s Role in the Emerging World Order
Hans J. Giessmann
FES Briefing Paper N°13, FES Beijing, October 2006
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New Powers For global change?
Egypt's Foreign Policy in global change -The Egyptian Role in Regional and International Politics
Mohamed Kadry Said
FES Briefing Paper N°11, FES Cairo, October 2006
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Getting the Peacebuilding Commission off the Ground:
Including Civil Society.
Vanessa Hawkins Wyeth
FES Briefing Papers, FES New York, September 2006
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Setting a Democratic Example:
The challenge of selecting Kofi Annan's successor
Faye Leone and Lene Schumacher
FES Briefing Papers, FES New York, September 2006
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New Powers for global change?
India at the UN
Stephanie Kage
FES Fact Sheet, FES New York, September 2006
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New Powers For global change?
Mexico - a Reluctant Middle Power?
Olga Pellicer
FES Briefing Papers, FES New York, June 2006
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United Nations Democracy Fund
Volker Lehmann
FES Fact Sheet, FES New York, May 2006
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Financing the United Nations
Volker Lehmann, Angela MCClellan
FES Fact Sheet, FES New York, April 2006
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Better than it has been made out to be -
The UN in the wake of the 2005 World Summit
Jürgen Stetten
FES New York, December 2005
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The Future of NGO Participation at the
United Nations after the 2005 World Summit
Jens Martens
FES Briefing Papers, FES Berlin, December 2005
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"In Larger Freedom" The Report of the UN Secretary-General
for the Millennium+5 Summit 2005
Jens Martens
FES Briefing Paper, April 2005
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The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
An Issues Paper
Gert Rosenthal
Dialogue on Globalization, N° 15 / February 2005
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Political Change and the High-Level Panel:
Navigating the Cross-Currents
Jeffrey Laurenti |
Report of the UN Millennium Project "Investing in Development"
Jens Martens
FES Briefing Paper February 2005
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¿Hacia un mundo más seguro?
Informe del Grupo de Alto Nivel sobre las Amenazas, los Desafíos y el Cambio (UN High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change)
Kevin Ozgercin/Jochen Steinhilber
FES-New York, Feb-05
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Em busca de um mundo mais seguro?
Relatório do Grupo de Alto Nível sobre as Ameaças, Desafios e Mudanças
Kevin Ozgercin/Jochen Steinhilber
FES-New York, Feb-05
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Toward a More Secure World? The Report of the
High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
Kevin Ozgercin / Jochen Steinhilber
FES Briefing Paper January 2005
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Overcoming the Security Council Reform Impasse.
The Implausible versus the Plausible
Thomas G. Weiss
Dialogue on Globalization, N° 14 / January 2005
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Collective Security and the United Nations: The Work of the
High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
Kevin Ozgercin
FES Briefing Paper September 2004
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The Future of Multilateralism after Monterrey and Johannesburg
Jens Martens
Dialogue on Globalization, N° 10 / October 2003
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The future of multilateralism after Monterrey and Johannesburg
Jens Martens
Dialogue on Globalization Occasional Paper No. 10, Executive Summary October 2003
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Policy Dialogue between the International Labour Organization and the International Financial Institutions:
The Search for Convergence
Katherine A. Hagen
FES-Genf, Oct-03
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 Globalization and Governance: Bleak Prospects for Sustainability
James N. Rosenau
2003
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Europe's Mission: Pushing for a Participative World Order
Ernst-Otto Czempiel
1/2003
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